With the first of two live shows from the USA. Tonight he is in Mississippi -the traditional home of the blues and the birthplace of the legendary heroes of R -n' B. But is this sprawling southern state still the heartland of the blues in 1996? Among those helping to find the answer are John Ruskey , curator of Clarksdale's
Blues Museum;
Malcolm Walls , organiser of the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival; and some local musicians.